St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Inspector Gilbert Resigns and b.
+. Wright Succeeds Him--The
SupePintendent'S Report

superintendent hcpOEt.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of education was held i'll the
High school building last evening, In
spectOrS Schumacher, Minor, SimmOn,
Ellis, Athey, Schiffmann, Cook, Ber-
landi. Haas, DObner. and President Pos
tlethwaite being present. The resigna-
ton of l.. \. Gilbert as member OF the
board from the Fourth ward, was read
and accepted. as Mr.. Gilbert will move
from the ward which he represented.
A series of resolutions were adopted,
thanking Mr.. Gilbert for his services as
a member of the board for the last seven
years, and expressing regret at his res
ignation. \ communication from Mayor
Smith was then read, appointing Is. +.
Wright to fill the uneXpired term OF Mr..
Gilbert, and, the gentleman being pres
ent, he was invited to take his seat as a
member of the board. by special
vote of the body The treasurer'S
report was referred to the finance COM
mittee. Superintendent Taylor then
read his report for November. From
this it appears that 10,62l pupils have SO
far been admitted into the schools this
year, against 1924 for the correspond
ing period of last year. So far 1,45l pu-
pills have been admitted to the evening
schools, making a total of 12,072 pupils
in'the various schools of the city. an
increase of ,69S over the enrolment of
last year. The number of pupils en-
rolled in the German classes during the
month of November was ., 155. being an
increase of 60 over the enrolment of
the previous month. The additions to
the Jefferson and Van Buren are
NEARING COMPLETION
the report says, and will probably be
ready for occupancy the first of ,anu-
airy. The superintendent further adds:
SHOULD the increase of pupils in the
German school be as great in the next
ten months, a further addition will be
necessary to accommodate the district
with school privileges" \ resolution
was adopted providing that a principal
or special teacher being absent more
than ten days in any month. on account
Of sickness, shall receive only half pay
for those days. 1t was decided to finish
the Hancock school at once. Miss NJ.
COrcOran was appointed to the Franklin
evening school. Miss Cora Pickett to the
Van Buren, school, Miss Inez Bunker to
the Van Buren, school, Miss ID. Long TO
the Grant school, Miss barrow to the
jefferson. Miss c. a. Allison to the
Humboldt, Miss Emma Thuet to the
Webster school: and Miss NJ. b. Farley
to the Adams school. Miss 5. j. MOrell
was transferred from the third grade of
the Webster to the first grade of the
German: Miss l.. Manning from the
fifth grade of the Adams to the fourth
grade of the Jefferson; and Miss NJ. l..
Hill from the first grade of the German
to the same grade in the Grant school.
The salaries of all to be according to
the established schedule. \ resolution
was passed providing for an examina-
ton of all teachers on the subject of
temperance, physiology and hygiene, at
1920 a. IN. Saturday, Dec. IS. The next
term will commence on Tuesday, Jan.
3, the present term ending on Friday,
Dec. %. A resolution was passed
authorizing the finance committee to
borrow 500, 900 for nine months.